How to make chocolate coconut cheerio bars

If cheerios makes me think of anything, it brings me back to breakfast time as a child. Coupled with fruit and yogurt, it can be the breakfast of the champs! I couldn’t resist buying this specially marked package from Walmart for the coupon that came with it because it allows you to gift a box to someone. Who wouldn’t want a free box gifted to them!?

Similar to other popular cereals, did you know that there’s bunches of delicious recipes out there that use these little o’s? I decided to make some treat bars with mine – I took it a step further and added chocolate and coconut just to make it extra special.

Treats like this happen when I clean the pantry out – I had a bag full of leftover smores marshmallows and needed to use them. I melted them with 3 tablespoons of butter in a large pan on a medium heat.

Once its all melted, I poured in 6 cups of the cheerios and stirred thoroughly to coat it all evenly.

Aren’t those strings awesome?? LOVE it!

I pressed it into a container lined with parchment paper and put it in the fridge to chill, but I still felt it needed something more. Chocolate is ALWAYS a great idea! All I did was melt a package of chocolate chips with a tablespoon of butter on low heat until it was silky smooth, then poured it over the top of my cheerios treat.

…..I still felt it needed more, so I topped it off with coconut. Now we’re talking!!

Hi, I’m Jayna a newborn & baby photographer – (ldportraits.net), mom of 2 and a recipe critic. I live in the suburbs of north Dallas near Plano, Texas with my husband of 13 years, our kids and our hairless dog. I love being creative, drinking coffee, pinning on pinterest and whipping up new dessert recipes. Creator of digital backdrops for newborn photographers in the etsy shop bellabyte.etsy.com. Connect with me, I’d love to hear from you!

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Hi, I'm Jayna a newborn & baby photographer - (ldportraits.net), mom of 2 and a recipe critic. I live in the suburbs of north Dallas near Plano, Texas with my husband of 13 years, our kids and our hairless dog. I love being creative, drinking coffee, pinning on pinterest and whipping up new dessert recipes. Creator of digital backdrops for newborn photographers in the etsy shop bellabyte.etsy.com. Connect with me, I'd love to hear from you!